What is an EQ?
EQ’ing Your Vocal Recordings is a technique that can be used to change the frequency balance of a sound. It is often used in recording, broadcasting, and audio engineering.
You should use an EQ to make your vocals sound better. You may want to use an EQ if you are not satisfied with the tone of the vocals or if you want to correct some issues with it. An EQ will allow you to change the frequencies being heard in a specific area of your sound, which can improve how it sounds overall.
What are the Benefits of With Equalization your vocals?
There are many benefits of equalizing your vocals. It can make your vocals sound more professional and clear. You can also use it to fix problems in the vocals that you might have missed during the recording process.
The first and most obvious benefit is that it can make your vocals sound more professional by evening out the volume of all the different frequencies. This will also help you to cut through a mix better, which is important when the vocals are over other instruments or background music.
The second benefit is that it can fix problems in your vocal recordings that you might not have been able to hear before because they were masked by other sounds or not as pronounced as they are now. For example, if there was a lot of background noise during the recording, the EQ will help remove some of those frequencies.
Important Frequencies To Pay Attention When you Eq Your Vocals
Vocal EQing requires understanding which frequencies affect which aspects of your track. This allows you to address a specific area more quickly and set your track right in the mix. Vocal EQing requires understanding which frequencies affect which aspects of your track. This allows you to address a specific area more quickly and set your track right in the mix.
- 100 to 300 Hz: Warm and body
- 500 to 900 Hz: Sounds like you hit an empty box
- 900 to 1.5 kHz: Nasal tones
- 3 to 6 kHz: Presence
- 4 to 7 kHz: Sibilance
- 10 to 15 kHz: Airly
Clean the Vocals Low frequencies
The high pass filter will always be your first step when EQing vocals. It removes any unnecessary background frequencies and helps to clean and make the vocal track clear.
You’ll want to apply what’s known as a high-pass filter to your vocal track so that you’re only cutting out the frequencies below 100Hz. This will allow you to have an even frequency response, while still leaving room for bass later on. As we’ve mentioned, sometimes all you need are a few different adjustments here and there in order to achieve the desired result.
Clean the Vocals High frequencies with a Deeseer
How do you use a Deesser for vocals?
One of the most important controls for a successful de-essing is the threshold. Make sure that your threshold is set so that only high frequencies (sibilance) will activate it. Make sure you turn up the de-esser’s strength until the vocalist’s “S’s” and “T’s” sound dramatically reduced, then dial the strength back a little bit.
Tips To Consider
EQ’ing The Lead Vocal Separately From The Harmonies
You can separate your lead vocals from the harmonies vocals and apply an EQ separately as well, so the background and harmony vocals are clear and easy to hear.
Conclusion:
When it comes to EQ’ing Your Vocal Recordings, you can’t really rely on instructions. Every musician is different, so find what works for you and experiment with your sound. This is going to be difficult to describe without sounding vague, but think of what you want the overall sound of your song to be.
A better understanding of the frequencies spectrum will help you understand how EQs work. You’ll be able to save time and effort while improving the quality of your song.
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